Internet Terms Slideshow

A web browser is software that displays web pages and allows users to interact with content like text, images, videos and games. Common browsers include Firefox, Camino and Safari. Websites ending in .edu are educational, .mil are military, and .com are commercial. A website is secure if it has a lock icon or URL starting with https. To verify information on a website, check the author's name, date of creation and copyright. HTTP transfers requests and data between servers and browsers, while FTP transfers files between computers. When communicating online, do not share passwords, personal details or financial information.